Monthly Archives: June 2013

An interesting look at how Mad Men portrayed the bloodiest year of the Vietnam War…

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An interesting look at how Mad Men portrayed the bloodiest year of the Vietnam War in the just concluded season

How Mad Men Fought Vietnam
For U.S. soldiers and their families, 1968 was the deadliest year of the Vietnam War, and this season of Mad Men reflected that. In this video essay, we explain the references and allusions Mad Men used to comment on this violent year—especially in its treatment of the Chevy account. (Thanks to Amanda Marcotte, Kevin B. Lee,…

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We spend more on prisons than education and more on the military than the next 14… 2

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We spend more on prisons than education and more on the military than the next 14 countries combined 

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WTF is wrong with Americans? | so funny
Can you please reference one source that does not require me to wear sunglasses to protect my eyes from the shiny reflection from the sea of tinfoil hats, please? ‘Cause I can’t find any. And while you’re at it, maybe try some math. 47000 cases of paralysis is lower than 350000.

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I wonder how many of the white people that voted in Louisiana could pass this te… 3

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I wonder how many of the white people that voted in Louisiana could pass this test

Many of the questions are deliberately worded in ways that almost anyone under pressure to do it in 10 minutes at a polling place would have a hard time. You actually have think hard about the construction of the sentence to be clear on what is intended and chances are that the poll workers administering it would mark at least one wrong even if they were all right and you would have a hard time arguing about it.

Take the Impossible “Literacy” Test Louisiana Gave Black Voters in the 1960s
This week’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder overturned Section 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which mandated federal oversight of changes in voting procedure in jurisdictions that have a history of using a “test or device” to impede enfranchisement. Here is one example of such a…

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The first American car chosen by +Jalopnik for its future classics series is the…

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The first American car chosen by +Jalopnik for its future classics series is the +Ford Motor Company Mustang Bullitt

I couldn't agree more. Out of all the Mustangs I've spent time with, the 2008 Bullitt is my personal favorite. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-ford-mustang-bullitt/

I always liked a more understated look in my Mustangs which is why I opted for the '91 5.0LX when I bought my first one way back in 1990. I never cared much for extra wings and spoilers, and I loved the black 5-spoke wheels on the Bullitt. I drove GT500 a couple of weeks after the Bullitt despite the extra 200 hp, I preferred the nimble feel of the lighter machine. 

Why The Ford Mustang Bullitt Is The Next Great Future Classic
We have yet to feature an American car on Future Classics, and that is an oversight I plan to correct today. And I will do so in the most American way possible — with a V8-powered Ford Mustang that takes its name from a Steve McQueen movie famous for a car chase.

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+Chris Ziegler had a very interesting chat with +Steve Wozniak at a +Ford Motor…

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+Chris Ziegler had a very interesting chat with +Steve Wozniak at a +Ford Motor Company event a couple of days ago

Woz has some fascinating thoughts on various subjects including the Newton and Steve Jobs

Steve Wozniak on Newton, Tesla, and why the original Macintosh was a ‘lousy’ product
Ford gathered journalists in its hometown of Dearborn, Michigan earlier this week for its Further with Ford conference, holding a variety of panels to discuss the past, present, and future of…

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The data speaks for itself, the 1% are in the lead and pulling away 2

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The data speaks for itself, the 1% are in the lead and pulling away

Reshared post from +Jim Fawcette

CEOs of Top 350 Firms Paid 273x Average Worker
Trickledown economics should be re-named "Gushing Up"

Not as high as in 2000, but historically off the charts.

Study: CEO pay has increased faster than wages to high-skilled workers, suggesting that the salary market isn’t very efficient. “Consequently, if CEOs earned less or were taxed more, there would be no adverse impact on output or employment,” the report concludes.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/26/congrats-ceos-youre-making-273-times-the-pay-of-the-average-worker/

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Two years before the +Ford Motor Company Mustang burst onto the automotive landscape,…

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Two years before the +Ford Motor Company Mustang burst onto the automotive landscape, the first concept with the name appeared

Unlike the front-engined, four-seater that 1 million customers bought in the first 20 months, the Mustang I was a diminutive two-seater with mid-mounted V4 engine.

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+Motor Trend Magazine takes a look at how not to start a car company by comparing…

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+Motor Trend Magazine takes a look at how not to start a car company by comparing +Tesla Motors and +Fisker Automotive 

Fisker vs. Tesla: A Lesson in Not Taking Shortcuts – Motor Trend
The recent emergence of the modern plug-in electric vehicle has brought more automaker start-ups to the marketplace than we’ve seen in decades, with Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors the most prominent examples.

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Caught up on the Mad Men finale this evening and Pete Campbell demonstrates why if… 7

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Caught up on the Mad Men finale this evening and Pete Campbell demonstrates why if you don't know how to manipulate three pedals and manual shift lever, you don't really know how to drive

A Very Special Mad Men Teaches The Importance Of Stick Shift Driving
The season finale of Mad Men was as arresting and dramatic as we’d all hope: there was a scene with a ’69 Camaro Z28 and the importance of driving stick, and a bunch of other stuff that was kind of a blur. Minor spoiler alert.

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